Hello, I'm Rose!

I've studied at Pasadena Art Center and California State University Fullerton, earning degree concentrations in animation and illustration. On the side, I took as many art classes as possible and developed skills in ceramics, sculpture, metal casting, printmaking and various other crafts just for the sheer enjoyment of it. I interned at Cartoon Network Studios and later worked as a prop and set designer for many film projects. I also earned teaching credentials and worked as an instructor of beginning drawing, intermediate drawing, watercolor and oil painting at Mission: Renaissance fine art academy.

Eventually I moved up north to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I now work primarily from my home studio on my 10 acres of mature woods as an artist and illustrator. Besides managing this etsy shop, I am also on various other e-commerce sites which are all linked at my website TursiArt.com . I also sell my work in gift shops, galleries and festivals.

When I'm not creating art, I love foraging in the forest, both for food and art supplies. I'm a citizen scientist with the Fungal Diversity Survey, aka FunDis (Formerly the North American Mycoflora project) - basically this means I help catalog and collect specimens of some of the more rare and interesting mushrooms I come across while wandering in the woods. I am also the Arts Chair for the North American Mycological Association, aka NAMA. I enjoy reenactment events such as SCA, EMP and renaissance festivals. A lot of my crafts are inspired by the things I learn via living history. I also love cooking, homebrewing, gardening & permaculture, mushroom cultivation, and going on adventures.

I fully manage this shop, including all correspondence, and shipping, by myself. I handmake and ship all my items from Washington State, U.S.A.